Sector fights plan to cut UK post-study work visa ‘to six months’ Country would lose out to competitors if it rolls back two-year work eligibility, leaders warn Patrick Jack 1月 25日
Ucas personal statement reforms ‘fail to level playing field’ Experts say long awaited overhaul is welcome but questions-based approach still leaves some students at more of an advantage Tom Williams 1月 25日
Loss of talent feared as Norway goes ahead with non-EU fees Decision to deter non-EU students with fees likely to ratchet up pressure in an already stretched labour market, particularly for energy and other engineering graduates Ben Upton 1月 25日
Student complaints in England and Wales reach record levels again Ombudsman records sixth straight rise in grievances as pandemic and industrial action continued to disrupt universities Tom Williams 1月 25日
Salford targets ‘golden triangle’ of jobs, skills, infrastructure University’s Institute of Technology and proposed innovation district aim to make benefits stick in one of England’s most deprived areas John Morgan 1月 25日
Dates for UCU’s ‘biggest ever strikes’ confirmed Union calls 18 days of action in February and March ahead of crunch meeting in pay talks Tom Williams 1月 24日
English student loan reforms ‘may go against’ levelling up agenda House of Lords committee warns changes ‘make the system less progressive’ and government ‘should have consulted’ on them John Morgan 1月 24日
USS pension costs tip universities into multibillion-pound losses Rising Universities Superannuation Scheme provisions mean three-quarters of institutions report deficits, with losses totalling ?3.6 billion Patrick Jack 1月 24日
Cutting collaborative funding is not the way to widen UK participation The government must invest significantly in a national infrastructure to develop more effective interventions, say Antony Moss and Deborah Johnston Antony Moss 1月 24日
Oxford sued by tutors over ‘Uberisation’ of teaching Two authors who taught on university’s creative writing course were employed on temporary contracts for 15 years Tom Williams 1月 23日
What is the real carbon footprint of universities? Major report seeks to establish true emissions for the whole of the UK sector – and suggest route to net zero Tom Williams 1月 23日
University ‘will never pay ransoms’ despite darknet data leak Duisburg-Essen has had to rebuild entire IT infrastructure and postpone admissions deadlines, although teaching and exams are able to continue Ben Upton 1月 23日
